Neither of the letters Mahmoud Ahmadinejad mailed Sunday, May 7, to George W. Bush represents an olive branch – just the reverse: Their writer takes a high moral tone and emphasizes the importance of Islam to mankind and the world. ...The private Note trots out the Islamic Republic’s reiteration of its right to develop nuclear energy for purely peaceful purposes and Iran’s greatness as the cradle of human civilization.

Because, to Ahmadinejad, dropping a nuclear bomb on Israel would constitute the employment of "nuclear energy for purely peaceful purposes." Duh. For further comprehension of the Islamic way of thinking, see Paul Johnson's chapter on Karl Marx in his excellent and insightful book, Intellectuals.

QUIZ OF THE DAY: How many of the 613 Commandments are being disobeyed by those who think giving up the land of Israel is a good idea in the name of peace? Anyone? I want citations, now-- see examples below. Whoever accurately lists the most commandments broken wins a prize!

"The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants. Throughout the country that you hold as a possession, you must provide for the redemption of the land." (Leviticus 25:23-24)

"But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will give you trouble in the land where you will live. And then I will do to you what I plan to do to them." (Numbers 33:55-56)